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., there will be a pentagon briefing by leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, martin dempsey. in about 45 minutes, michael mcdonald from george mason university will discuss voting in this year's election. we will have a visiting scholar at the american enterprise institute to take your questions about his plan to privatize the postal service
., there will be a pentagon briefing by leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, martin dempsey. in about 45 minutes, michael mcdonald from george mason university will discuss voting in this year's election. we will have a visiting scholar at the american enterprise institute to take your questions about his plan to privatize the postal service
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every single person in that room hedged their bets except for leon panetta. leon panetta said go. everyone else said 49 of this, 51 of that. he got to me and he said, joe, what do you think? i said, i did not know we had so many communists around the table. -- e. economists around the table. give the man a direct answer. i said, you should not go. we have to do two more things. he said, i will give you my decision. the next day, he said go. -- the next morning he came down to the diplomatic entrance going to michigan or something like that and he said, go. he knew what was at stake. not just the lives of those great warriors, but literally, the presidency. and he pulled the trigger. that is clear to the american people. that says less about bin laden than it does about character, about this guy leading from behind. this guy does not lead from behind. he just leaves. -- he just leads. that is clear. we inherited the world where we were not feared by our foes and not respected by our friends, literally. we're now the most respected nation in the world again -- [applause] leading not
every single person in that room hedged their bets except for leon panetta. leon panetta said go. everyone else said 49 of this, 51 of that. he got to me and he said, joe, what do you think? i said, i did not know we had so many communists around the table. -- e. economists around the table. give the man a direct answer. i said, you should not go. we have to do two more things. he said, i will give you my decision. the next day, he said go. -- the next morning he came down to the diplomatic...
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there have been -- secretary panetta. they have been more effective. some of the strikes have gone down lately. i do not know how to read into that. does that necessarily mean we're increasing that pair militarization -- paramilitarization of the agency? petraeus suggested this ca position and gates embraced it in november and december and did not talk to obama about it until january. the first time they talk about the position was in march. the president had been mulling it over. i never got the sense from him, from the president, from petraeus or anyone on the national security council that he would be put there to militarize the agency. petraeus is thinking how the defense department is shying away from this large scale boots on the ground operation and gates said the next leader who decides to commit to one of these operations should have their friend -- heads examined. petraeus is thinking even if -- as he goes to the agency, that is the future of warfare. i would be speculating if i guess the president had an intention of turning the agency into
there have been -- secretary panetta. they have been more effective. some of the strikes have gone down lately. i do not know how to read into that. does that necessarily mean we're increasing that pair militarization -- paramilitarization of the agency? petraeus suggested this ca position and gates embraced it in november and december and did not talk to obama about it until january. the first time they talk about the position was in march. the president had been mulling it over. i never got...
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we have to look at secretary leon panetta who said to john mccain that if the supercommittee prevails -- or does not prevail, however it works out, that there's $600 billion in automatic cuts, if that happens, we could be looking at sending the armed forces back down to troop levels of the 1940's. we would be looking at sending the number of ships back to 1914 levels. our air force would be at the lowest level of aircraft. it is coming at the worst possible time. because the economy is flat on the had the military at the same time. it does not take much imagination to figure out what that means to our vulnerability in terms of national security. it would not be a good scenario. >> you have covered a lot of ground here. but you talked about the debate, which led to the supercommittee being created, about raising the debt limit peabody you still feel it was strong to raise the the impact would have been on our credit rating if not? >> i think it was wrong to raise the credit ceiling. the day that i came into the u.s. congress, we were in debt $8.67 trillion. it took us a 219 years to ac
we have to look at secretary leon panetta who said to john mccain that if the supercommittee prevails -- or does not prevail, however it works out, that there's $600 billion in automatic cuts, if that happens, we could be looking at sending the armed forces back down to troop levels of the 1940's. we would be looking at sending the number of ships back to 1914 levels. our air force would be at the lowest level of aircraft. it is coming at the worst possible time. because the economy is flat on...
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you are the lawyer of for the secretary of defense, leon panetta, the you tell him, it is so important for these cases to be heard in the united states so that we can write these wrongs around the world. -- right these wrongs around the world. do not worry if you get sued, but at the end of the day, the united states will support team. you can make the argument. your principal is not going to agree with you as his or her lawyer. to be want to encourage these things around the world? -- do we want to encourage these things around the world? >> what if we are talking about the companies that manufactured the drunkones? it would not surprise me if they had or they soon will be. >> many people, why didn't the united states become party to the statute? for all of these same reasons, one can understand, the united states has always stood up for accountability. congress actually passed a resolution saying there ought to be an international criminal tribunal. at the end of the day, it was the defense department in the clinton administration that was concerned that an international criminal cou
you are the lawyer of for the secretary of defense, leon panetta, the you tell him, it is so important for these cases to be heard in the united states so that we can write these wrongs around the world. -- right these wrongs around the world. do not worry if you get sued, but at the end of the day, the united states will support team. you can make the argument. your principal is not going to agree with you as his or her lawyer. to be want to encourage these things around the world? -- do we...
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leon panetta, our secretary of defense, will travel to israel to further consult and find additional ways that we can ensure such cooperation at a time when frankly the region is experiencing heightened tensions. with that, let me sign this bill, and i want to thank all of those standing beside me for their outstanding leadership and an outstanding work on this issue. i will make sure i am using enough pens so everybody gets one. there you go. >> thank you, mr. president. >> thank you so much. [unintelligible] >> thank you so much. >> thank you, guys. had a great weekend. >> link the signing, barbara boxer and congressman howard berman of california talked with reporters outside the white house. >> hi, everybody. i am senator barbara boxer from california, and this is congressman howard berman, and we're so pleased and grateful to this president for signing what i consider to be the most comprehensive american-israeli cooperation agreement that we have ever had in this nation. it is very broad, far reaching, very bipartisan. i wrote it with johnny isaccson in the senate and others in
leon panetta, our secretary of defense, will travel to israel to further consult and find additional ways that we can ensure such cooperation at a time when frankly the region is experiencing heightened tensions. with that, let me sign this bill, and i want to thank all of those standing beside me for their outstanding leadership and an outstanding work on this issue. i will make sure i am using enough pens so everybody gets one. there you go. >> thank you, mr. president. >> thank...
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we'll hear from defense secretary leon panetta, interior secretary ken salazar, former senator chuck hagel and others. the master of ceremonies is tim. part of our memorial day coverage here on c-span. on wednesday, slate magazine held its political gab fest -- "political gabfest" in front of a live audience. it clull the political campaign, and the student convicted of hate crime against a roommate. this is 90 minutes. >> great to be back here. i'm trapped already. >> it's a metaphor. >> good evening. >> i feel like there are backup singers, or we are backup singers. >> i don't think they would agree. >> the nude colored microphone. bill, where are you? are you ready? you're good? ok. you guys ready? let's do it. welcome to the slate "political gabfest," the washington is just awful, but you, dear listener, are wonderful edition. i'm david plotz the editor. joining me today are sharp as a samurai sword, emily bazzlon, senior editor to my right, and john dickerson, as dangerous as an angry rattlesnake, slate chief political correspondent and political director of cbs news to my left.
we'll hear from defense secretary leon panetta, interior secretary ken salazar, former senator chuck hagel and others. the master of ceremonies is tim. part of our memorial day coverage here on c-span. on wednesday, slate magazine held its political gab fest -- "political gabfest" in front of a live audience. it clull the political campaign, and the student convicted of hate crime against a roommate. this is 90 minutes. >> great to be back here. i'm trapped already. >>...
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leon panetta, secretary of the department of defense. i would like to present our guess what our traditional national press club coffee mug. >> thank you very much. thank you. >> what is your prediction for the army-navy game? do you have a wager with your army counterpart? >> we will win by a field gold. there is something about the army-navy game in a field goal. it will be closed. we defeated air force earlier this fall. [applause] army defeated air force. this is for all the marbles for the commander in chief trophy. we have made a wager -- the same as last year. the loser where's the jersey of the winning team and poses for a picture in front of the team. i have a great shot of winning. we have 75 on a from last year's game. >> you better find it again this year for this game. thank you for coming today. i would like to thank our i would like to thank our national press club staff
leon panetta, secretary of the department of defense. i would like to present our guess what our traditional national press club coffee mug. >> thank you very much. thank you. >> what is your prediction for the army-navy game? do you have a wager with your army counterpart? >> we will win by a field gold. there is something about the army-navy game in a field goal. it will be closed. we defeated air force earlier this fall. [applause] army defeated air force. this is for all...
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the fascinating thing is with defense secretary leon panetta, is not like the cuts that are looming. president obama has said that he vows to veto anything that would head off the cuts regarding entitlement spending. the defense cuts that are looming in 2013, i think, will be talked about a lot. that will be talked about a lot on the campaign trail. host: what strategies will bc -- are we going to be seeing within congress on the democrat side and republican side on facing sequestration and how to avoid it or let it go true? guest: democrats have come to the opinion the sequestration is not that bad. the super committee was considering a lot more drastic cuts in entitlement programs than the sequestration. democrats are ok with letting it stand. republican leadership has tried to devise a plan and has many different pieces moving on sequestration. eric cantor has looked at it as well. he has tried to do is on plants -- he has tried to do his own plan and folded into unemployment insurance and that did not go anywhere. john boehner would be most likely to do a sequestration and fix it
the fascinating thing is with defense secretary leon panetta, is not like the cuts that are looming. president obama has said that he vows to veto anything that would head off the cuts regarding entitlement spending. the defense cuts that are looming in 2013, i think, will be talked about a lot. that will be talked about a lot on the campaign trail. host: what strategies will bc -- are we going to be seeing within congress on the democrat side and republican side on facing sequestration and how...
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appreciating the importance of the savings in the budget control act, i think we agree with secretary panetta and other members of the administraon that the approach of the sequester by the end of this year is not helpful to the economy, is that your view also? >> again, the sequester was designed by the republican and democratic leadership not because it was good policy. itwas designed to force this body to make some compromises on a set of long-term reforms. that was its purpose. >> now it's the law of the land and we didn't get the result out of the super committee that we wanted. you agree it's unsettling for the economy to be facing this approach particularly in the defee and other important discretionary programs between now and the end of the year. >> i would say it a little differently. i think what's damaging to the economy now is the combination of inability of congress to find legislative majorities that would help growth short-term and long run as well as an inability to come together and agree on long-term fiscal reforms to replace the sequester. i think both of those concerns ar
appreciating the importance of the savings in the budget control act, i think we agree with secretary panetta and other members of the administraon that the approach of the sequester by the end of this year is not helpful to the economy, is that your view also? >> again, the sequester was designed by the republican and democratic leadership not because it was good policy. itwas designed to force this body to make some compromises on a set of long-term reforms. that was its purpose....